The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

Plot.
British reporters suspect an international cover-up of a global disaster in progress... and they're right. Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices and have caused the orbit of the Earth to alter, sending it hurtling towards the sun.
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Cast & Crew.

Edward Judd
Peter Stenning

Janet Munro
Jeannie Craig

Leo McKern
Bill Maguire

Michael Goodliffe
'Jacko' Jackson - Night Editor

Bernard Braden
'Dave' Davis - News Editor

Reginald Beckwith
Harry

Gene Anderson
May

Renée Asherson
Angela

Arthur Christiansen
'Jeff' Jefferson - Editor

Austin Trevor
Sir John Kelly (uncredited)

Ian Ellis
Michael Stenning (uncredited)

Geoffrey Chater
Pat Holroyd (uncredited)

Val Guest
Director

Marianne Stone
Miss Evans (uncredited)

Wolf Mankowitz
Writer

John Dearth
Dick (uncredited)

Edward Underdown
Dick Sanderson (uncredited)

Robin Hawdon
Ronnie (uncredited)

Harry Waxman
Cinematographer

Bill Lenny
Editor

George Merritt
Smudge (uncredited)

Verina Greenlaw
Trixie (uncredited)

Jane Aird
Nanny (uncredited)

Timothy Bateson
Printer (uncredited)

Reginald Marsh
Picture Editor (uncredited)

Peter Blythe
Copy Desk (uncredited)

Pamela Green
Nurse at Laundrette (uncredited)

Michael Caine
Checkpoint Policeman (uncredited)

Peter Butterworth
2nd Sub-Editor (uncredited)

John Adams
Constable (uncredited)

Avril Angers
Mother (uncredited)

John Barron
1st Sub-Editor (uncredited)

William Baskiville
Policeman (uncredited)

Wallace Bosco
Copy Boy (uncredited)

Jim Brady
Man at Water Station (uncredited)

Robin Burns
Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Alf Casha
Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Norman Chappell
Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)

Richard Coleman
Partner of Stenning's Divorced Wife (uncredited)

Harold Coyne
Editor (uncredited)

Maxwell Craig
Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)

George Curtis
Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Peter Evans
Man in Pub (uncredited)

Geoffrey Frederick
Mitchell (uncredited)

Dave Griffiths
Workman (uncredited)

Aidan Harrington
Editor (uncredited)

Ruth Harrison
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Gordon Humphries
Man at Water Station (uncredited)

Fred Johnson
Archie (uncredited)

Gerry Judge
Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Juba Kennerley
Harry's Club Patron (uncredited)

Dan Lester
Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Aileen Lewis
Demonstrator (uncredited)

Leonard Llewellyn
Editor (uncredited)

Larry Martyn
Argumentative Man at Washing Centre (uncredited)

Jim McManus
Man at Water Station (uncredited)

Don McMurray
Man in Fight (uncredited)

Carmel McSharry
Woman Lost in Fog (uncredited)

Michael McStay
Policeman at Washing Centre (uncredited)

Robert Moore
Air Traffic Controller (uncredited)

Charles Morgan
Foreign Editor (uncredited)

Cecil Paul
Editor (uncredited)

Lisa Peake
Girl (uncredited)

Frank Phillips
Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Charles Price
Man in Crowd (uncredited)

John Rae
Sarge the Doorman (uncredited)

Edith Raye
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Bill Rayment
Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Julie Samuel
Young Girl (uncredited)

Frank Schock
Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Jeff Shane
Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Frank Sieman
Print Room Manager (uncredited)

Jeff Silk
Policeman (uncredited)

Graham Skidmore
Bit Part (uncredited)

Terence Soall
Bit Part (uncredited)

Guy Standeven
Man at Funfair (uncredited)

John Tatham
Policeman at Water Station (uncredited)

Joe Wadham
Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Terry Walsh
Man (uncredited)

Anthony Masters
Art Direction

Les Bowie
Special Effects

Beatrice Dawson
Costume Design

Moray Grant
Camera Operator

Tony Sforzini
Makeup Artist

Chris Greenham
ADR & Dubbing

Scott Slimon
Set Decoration

Joyce James
Hairstylist

F. Sherwin Green
Associate Producer

Stanley Black
Original Music Composer / Music Director

Clifton Brandon
Production Manager

Philip Shipway
Assistant Director

Terry Lens
Second Assistant Director

Bernard Williams
Third Assistant Director

Martin Atkinson
Draughtsman

Bill Bennison
Draughtsman

Peter Melrose
Scenic Artist

Peter Mullins
Scenic Artist

Harry Parr
Property Buyer

Geoffrey Tozer
Assistant Art Director

Buster Ambler
Sound Recordist

John Aldred
ADR Mixer

Peter Dukelow
Boom Operator

Pat Carr
Special Effects Assistant

Brian Johnson
Special Effects Assistant

Doug Ferris
Matte Painter

Wally Byatt
Focus Puller

James Devis
Focus Puller

John Jay
Still Photographer

Jimmy Stilwell
Clapper Loader

Dulcie Midwinter
Wardrobe Master

Joyce Stoneman
Wardrobe Assistant

Mike Round
First Assistant Editor
Media.











Details.
Release DateNovember 1, 1961
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
london england
newspaper
sun
heat
earth
global warming
end of the world
disaster
disaster movie
Wiki.
The Day the Earth Caught Fire is a British science fiction disaster film starring Edward Judd, Leo McKern and Janet Munro. It was directed by Val Guest and released in 1961, and is one of the classic apocalyptic films of its era. The film opened at the Odeon Marble Arch in London on 23 November 1961.
The film, which was partly made on location in London and Brighton, used matte painting to create images of abandoned cities and desolate landscapes. The production also featured the real Daily Express, even using the paper's own headquarters, the Daily Express Building in Fleet Street and featuring Arthur Christiansen as the Express editor, a job he had held in real life.
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